/*

   Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.services.loader.GeneratedMethod

   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
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      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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 */

package org.apache.derby.iapi.services.loader;

import org.apache.derby.iapi.error.StandardException;

/**
	Handle for a method within a generated class.

	@see GeneratedClass
*/

public interface GeneratedMethod {


	/**
		Invoke a generated method that has no arguments.
		(Similar to java.lang.refect.Method.invoke)

		Returns the value returned by the method.

		@exception 	StandardException	Standard Derby error policy
	*/

	public Object invoke(Object ref)
		throws StandardException;
}
